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Where Science Creates Hope

At Indiana University, we’re delivering life science breakthroughs at life-saving speed. We’re expanding our understanding of the brain, driving innovation in orthopedics, delivering new treatments and cures for cancer and obesity, and solving tomorrow’s problems today. 

Discoveries with real impact

Research that improves everyday life

Transformative research changes lives for the better. Indiana University drives discoveries that help people live longer, become stronger, and pursue healthier lives.
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Leading the science of memory

Fighting Alzheimer's with precision science

One in 10 Hoosiers over the age of 65 are impacted by Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. Indiana University researchers are leading efforts to end Alzheimer's through advanced cellular models called organoids that mimic the structure of the human brain. With just a blood sample, we're transforming our understanding of the brain and speeding up the process of discovery.

 

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Driving life-saving innovations

Transforming obesity treatment

Obesity affects about one in three adult Hoosiers and increases the risk of serious conditions including diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease. Research by Indiana University scientist Richard DiMarchi helped lead to the development of GLP-1 drugs that are improving the health of millions of people worldwide while lowering their risk of critical and chronic conditions. At IU, DiMarchi also mentors the next generation of scientists—extending his impact far beyond the lab.

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We’re not just controlling weight. By treating obesity, we may also be improving cognition, preventing cancer, and lengthening our lives. I believe that Indiana University has the power to create products and people that make a real difference.

Richard DiMarchi Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

IU delivers

Impact you can measure

Indiana University’s statewide reach drives measurable impact—from supporting jobs and startups to advancing research and community health. The data below highlights the people, programs, and partnerships helping strengthen our state and move it forward.

Largest
school of medicine in the nation
$1 billion
in research expenditures at IU in FY25
$99 billion
value of Indiana’s growing life sciences economy
7.2 million
Americans impacted by Alzheimer’s and other dementias

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IU’s partnerships and collaborations span industries and communities, helping shape a stronger future for Hoosiers and the state of Indiana.
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Solving what's next

At Indiana University, we're partnering with communities to solve tomorrow's problems today. No hurdle is too big. No challenge too small. See the difference we're making across Indiana and beyond.